THE Prince was Baptised the 10th of August 1594 in the new Chappell Royall at Sterling Castell, made for the [-------------] thether went the King and sate at the upper end of the Chappell, before him was set a well garnished Chaire, and a Bourde wherin was painted the Armes of the King France.
At his Right Hand was set the earl of Sussex Ambassador for England ,with a large Pall over his Head of red Taffata; next unto him was set Robert Bowes ordinary Ambassadour for her Majestie; Then the Ambaffadour for the Duke of Brunswick; and last of all the two Ambassadors for the Estates of Holland and Zealand, Their stodde behind the Earl of Sussex, the Lord Whorton and Sir Henry Bramley Knight, for no more English Men got Accesse within the Chappell.
Upon the Kings Left Hand sat the two Ambassadors of Denmark, next unto them the Ambaffadors of Magdeburgh: Betuixt the Chamber and the Chapell Royall the Prince was carried by the Earle of Sussex, and then delivered to the Duke of Lennox, and was received by the Countesse of [--------] till the time of the Baptisme.
Then a Sermon was made in the Scottish Tonge by Mr. Patrick Gallaway one of the King’s ordinary Ministers, at the begeninge; when he had finished the Bishop of Aberdeen dlscorsed in Latine uppon the same text, to the ende the meaning therof should be generally understood by the Ambassadors; and in the end they proceeded to the Action of Baptism: my Lord Ambassador of England arose and followed the King, the rest proceeded in Order toward the place where the Bishop stood; The Duke of Lenox caryinge the Prince in his Arme, my Lord Sempill carrying a Lavar, my Lord Levingston a Towell, my Lord Seyton the Bason, and my Lord Hume a new Croun of Gold, with a Pall carried over their Heads by four Barons; viz. Cesfurd, Bacleuch, Traquair and the Cunstable of Dundee, came also to that same place, the Duke delivered the Prince to the Earle of Suffex, The Bishop asked the King yf he did prefent that Child to be Baptized, and to be ingrafte in the misticall Body of Chrift? He answered yea; then the Bishop recited Credo in Lattyn, to the end he asked the name of the Child, the King answered Frederick Henry and Henrye Frederick; The Bishop baptized him in the Name of the Father Son and Holy Goste, fredericke Henry Henry Frederick by thrice repetition; Then the Heraulds proclaymcd with a loud Voyce those same Names by their repetition; the Trompets blew with great noyse there being many of them.
This done the Lords that varied the materialls aforsaid retyred out of the Chapell orderly under the Princes Pall, carried as is aforesaid, to the Chamber, then all the Gunnes were shotte.
After their departure there came in two Gentlemen of England, carrying a Bason and a Ewer and a towell, and came before the Earle of Suffex, he arose immediatly in the Presence of the King, as did all, to wash his Hands, and sat doune in his Seat again, which was thought strange by the Multitude and Nobiiitie.
Then the Bishop ascended, and in Latine glorified God for that Action, and thanked all the Ambassadors orderly for their Assistance, beginninge at the Ambassador of England and consequently to the rest (the Copie wherof I think to obtayne). This done they went all forth in order to the Princes Chamber, where in their Presence the Prince was Crouned and Created Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, Duke of Rosay, Earle of Carrick, Lord of the Iles, and Baron and Knight of Renfrewe; Then a number of Knights were created, the Names of whom are superfluous to reherse.
The Guifte that the Earle of Sussex Ambassador of England gave is esteemed to the value of 3000 Pounds Sterline.
The Guifte that was given by the Ambassador of Denmark , is two Gold Chayncs, one to the Queen, and th’other to the Pryncc, eyther of theym efteemed to 500 Crounes.
The Guifte given by the Ambassador of Brunswick is a Chayn of Gold, fhapen to the Facion of a nomber of Pescods enameled green, and every Cod open, on the back wherin in the Head of the Peas are contained in some of theym faire and a great oriental Pearl, in others Harte, Hinde, Buck, Roe, Dogge, and at this Chaine hangs a faire Tablet on th’on side wherof was the Picture of the Duke of ‘Brunswick with his Name all set about with faire Diamonds and Rubies, on the other fide was the Historie 0l Acteon, and Fountaine wherin Diana does steande, in a marveilous faire Carbuncle, and the blodye Stremes coming from Acteon by the byting of the Doggs are made of faire pullished Rubyes, the Pappe Heads of Diana and her Maids are of fair Diamonds; Brieflie the Curiosity of the settinge of the Stones is suche, that it is hard to tell whether the Work of the History, or the Beauty of the Stones be better, eyther of theym doth so decore the other; this is given to the Prince; and to the Queen a small Chaine of Gold made like a litell Shell Fish, which we do call in Scotland Wilkes, at the which do hang three faire Stones pierced, th’on is an Emerald, th’other a Saphire, and the third an Opall.
The Ambassadour of Magdeburgh gave two Guifts vere faire and antique, the one was a faire Chaine of Gold made after this forme; in the margent stiffe devided in the shape of a faire Red Rose, in the middest of either of them was placed a faire Hyacinthus, and the Leaves of the Rose stuffed with Rubbies and Chrisoletts, and at the midd hangs a verie faire Rofe th’on side White and Yellow, in the middest set with Dyamonds and Hyacinthus, the other with faire rubies; it is said by the Giver thereof that it is made to represente the two Roses of England. The Chayn is devysed to be set on the foreface of a Goun made after the French Fashion as the Oueene now doth use.
Th’other is a fair Tablet four fquare on th’on side is shapen curiously the Annunciation of Marye, and in one Angle therof the Effigie of the Duke of Magdeburgh, the Wings of the Angell are replenisht with Diamonds; there is a shape of a Booke lying on a Desk before the Blessed Virgin, the two Leaves wherof are made of two faire square plate Diamonds, th’other side hath the Portrate of the Nativitie of Christ, of the Angell that tould the Tydings of the Sheppards, and of the three Kings with their Guifts, verie finlie raught, garnished with a number of vere faire Diamonds, Rubies, Chrisoletts and Hiachinthes, the Work had the Shap of a litell Booke in all respects with Claspes and marveilous faire oriental Pearle hanginge at it; it is efteemed worth 2000 Crounes of Gould that weyeth eight Ounces of Weight; This is for the Prince.
The Ambassador of Holland and Zealand have given two faire and large Cuppes of Gould, eyther of theym weyes 10 Pound Weight; They have given a Goulden Coffer, wherin is contained a Lettar of Obligation, subscribed by them two, and divers others cheife Governours thereto, to paye to the Prince yearlie duringe his Lyfe tyme fyve Thousand Gelderlings, which is esteemed to be 500 Pound Sterlinge.
Rymer, Thomas. Foedera Conventiones XVI (1715). 263-4. Citing Cotton ms Caligula D ii f.210.
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